snipe bill (snipbil)

1. In carp., a plane with a sharp arris for forming the quirks of moldings.-2. A rod by which the body of a cart is bolted to the axle. E. H. Knight. snipe-eel (snip'ēl), n. An eel-like fish, Nemich thys scolopaceus; any member of the Nemich thyidæ. The snipe-eel attains a length of 3 feet; it is pale லி Snipe-eel ( Nemichthys scolopaceus). colored above, the back somewhat speckled; the belly and anal fin are blackish. It is a deep-water fish of the Atlantic, often taken off the New England coast. A similar fish, N. avocetta, is found in Puget Sound.